SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 32
WHEREAS, Representatives of The University of Texas at
San Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio are gathering at the State Capitol on February 4,
2025, providing a fitting opportunity to congratulate the
institutions on their merger; and
WHEREAS, Categorized as an R1 institution by the Carnegie
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UTSA
boasts a rapidly growing portfolio of research in
cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and
biomedical fields; at the center of one of the largest
cybersecurity ecosystems in the nation, the university is home
to the National Security Collaboration Center, the
Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the
School of Data Science, the first of its kind in Texas;
demonstrating a commitment to high-impact research and applied
technology development, the university is launching the
College of AI, Cyber, and Computing in fall 2025; and
WHEREAS, UT Health San Antonio is a nationally ranked
academic health center with six professional health education
schools; it is also a global leader for clinical medicine
research, including in such specialties as cancer, aging,
Alzheimer's and dementia, infectious diseases, and mental and
behavioral health; and
WHEREAS, In summer 2025, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio
will combine to become the third-largest public research
university in the state; the new entity will encompass more than
40,000 students, nearly 16,000 employees, $467 million in
research expenditures, a $2.2 billion budget, and a $1.1 billion
endowment; its direct economic impact to Texas is estimated to be
over $6 billion; and
WHEREAS, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio partnered to
create the UT School of Public Health San Antonio, which
educates professionals who identify health trends, develop
prevention strategies, and implement programs to address
health issues across populations; another collaboration of
UTSA and UT Health, the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute has
expanded the state's health sciences workforce in the areas of
neuroscience, cancer prevention, infectious disease, and
regenerative medicine; and
WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio and The
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have
provided countless students with a strong foundation for
achievement, and the merger of these outstanding institutions
will enable them to make an even greater impact in the local
community and beyond; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby recognize February 4, 2025, as UTSA and UT
Health San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm
welcome to the visiting delegation.
Menéndez, Campbell
Gutierrez, Zaffirini
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 4, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate